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This thread is for Main Stream Media Articles, Links, Timelines & Verified Information Related to the disappearance of Prabhdeep Srawn

Brief Summary Details
Prabhdeep Srawn is originally from Brampton, Ontario - CANADA
He was studying at Bond University Queensland - AUSTRALIA
He was due to graduate with a Law Degree 2013
He had lived in Australia for 2 Years
He was also a Canadian Military Reservist (6 years) with extensive Survival Training

Overview of case:Missing from: Kosciuszko National Park NSW AustraliaDate Missing: Monday 13th May 2013Last Known Whereabouts: Charlotte Pass Car Park - then walking the MAIN RANGE WALKING TRACK - which leads to Mount Kosciuszko.Missing Persons Report made: Monday 20th May 2013 - Prabhdeep was missing for a week before his hire car was discovered in the Charlotte Pass Village car Park.

Canberra Times. Read More...Prabhdeep Srawn, 23, the Canadian bushwalker missing in the Kosciuskzo National Park Police and volunteers have hit the Snowy Mountains in skis and on snow mobiles as the search for missing Canadian bushwalker Prabhdeep Srawn continues in the Kosciuszko National Park.
Mr Srawn, a Bond University law student, has not been seen since he parked his car in the Charlotte Pass village on Monday, May 13. The rental car was due to be returned on May 15.
It is believed the 25-year-old intended to walk to Mount Kosciuszko and then to another unknown mountain nearby.
Officers from the National Parks and Wildlife Service are assisting police with the search, which also involves officers from the Alpine Operations Unit, Monaro Local Area Command and the missing persons unit.
Mr Srawn’s parents and siblings were travelling to Jindabyne after learning of his disappearance on Friday.

Tuesday 21st May 2013

CBC NEWS Toronto. Read more...Brampton man reported missing in AustraliaFamily members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region.
Srawn is also considered an avid bushwalker, a term used to describe a wilderness hiker in Australia and has also hiked in mountainous regions of New Zealand.

National Post Canada. Read More...OTTAWA — Family members have joined a frantic search for a Canadian man Members of Srawn’s family arrived in Australia today to aid in the search being conducted by Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service officers, police and State Emergency Service volunteers.
Family members and friends have also posted messages on social media websites hoping to glean any information they can about Srawn’s whereabouts.

CTV News. Read More...OTTAWA -- Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man The search for Srawn only kicked into high gear on Saturday, said Sahota, who expressed hope that search and rescue teams in Australia wouldn't easily give up because of harsh weather.
The hiking route Srawn is believed to have taken is considered an easy walk in good weather.
But it can quickly become very treacherous in bad weather, which was the case Monday, when snow prevented rescuers from conducting a ground search.

The Australian. Read More...EMERGENCY crews continue to search for a Canadian man who has been missing for more than a week in atrocious conditions in the NSW snow country.A search and rescue team of more than 20 will be expanded today, and is being assisted by a police helicopter, Inspector Rooney said.
"We only have fairly scant details from a flatmate in Queensland and another friend," he said.
"We know that he was intending to drive to Melbourne to be in Melbourne last Wednesday and once he got to the mountains he was intending to walk to Mount Kosciuszko and that's all the information we have at this stage."

The Observer Canada. Read More...Ontario man lost in Australian mountainsThe third day of searching for a Brampton, Ont., man who went missing while hiking in Australia wrapped up because of poor lighting, local media reported.
On Wednesday, a thermal camera was used to try to locate Srawn after there were reports of voices or a dog barking in an area of the park.

CP24 Canada. Read More...Voices HeardAs the frantic search for a missing Canadian bushwalker continues in Australia's Snowy Mountains region, there are reports of "voices" being heard in the area.
The Canberra Times reports that an air search for Prabhdeep Srawn is focusing on a specific location within the Kosciuszko National Park, about 350 kilometres southwest of Sydney.

Toronto Sun. Read More...Ontario man lost in Australian mountains "When he left last week it was clear and there was no snow on the paths,'' Peter Hosking of the Kosciuszko Huts Association told the Canberra Times. "The snow came in during the late afternoon, and he might have lost the path and not been able to find it pretty quickly."

CBC Hamilton Canada. Read More...Prayer vigil being held for Hamilton man missing in AustraliaPrayer vigil being held for Hamilton man missing in Australia
Family members and friends are urging members of the public to come out to a prayer vigil for a missing Hamilton man.
Srawn's family is trying to push the Australian government into increasing rescue efforts but so far, they have not been successful. Concerned citizens are chiming in, using Twitter to increase awareness of the search for Srawn.
… it's been ten days now."

Gold Coast News Australia. Read More...Cries trigger hope in search for hikerWestpac chopper CEO Stephen Leahy said national park officers believed they heard voices from the area at Opera House Hut, but despite extensive searches, no one had been found by sunset.
"There are structures -- buildings, aqueducts, a bridge -- so it would make sense if he's there. We have spent time and energy there."
A doctor and paramedic on board the Snowy Hydro SouthCare Rescue Helicopter was sent to Perisher from 12pm yesterday, ready to treat Mr Srawn via wench or stretcher if he was found. Both choppers will resume the search today.
At least one other friend was supposed to attend the climb with Mr Srawn but backed out at the last minute, Mr Sahota said.

National Post Canada. Read More...Calls grow for army to help search for Canadian Forces reservist lost in Australian mountains after ‘voices’ heard
The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia’s Snowy Mountains region for more than a week are calling for additional manpower to search for the hiker.
Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell said in a message ...she had sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seeking additional support.
“Help find Prabh Srawn… he is a Bramptonian,” Fennell wrote.

Newcastle Herald Australia. Read More...Canadian politicians call for additional forces in search for bushwalker Mr Rae wrote to the country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs John Baird on Thursday, urging his support in tasking Australian soldiers to the ongoing search efforts.
“I encourage Consular Services to continue working with the Australian officials to utilise all possible resources to help in the search for Prabhdeep, including working with emergency services and the Australian military,” he said.

Border Mail. Read More...Time running out in search for PrabhStraying from the track or getting lost in the knee-high snow which fell on the day he set out would see Mr Srawn quickly end up in the thick contours between the nearby Mt Sentinel and Lady Northcote’s Canyon.
The area around the nearby Geehi River is where missing walkers have been found in the past.
One experienced bushwalker told Fairfax Media parts of the area are so rugged, a search party could pass 5 metres from another person without knowing they were there.

Newcastle Herald. Read More...Canadian politicians call for additional forces in search for bushwalkerFriends and family of the 25-year-old have been undertaking a social media campaign to push for forces to get involved in the search, targeting Australian politicians through Facebook and Twitter.

Southern Highland News Australia. Read More...$15,000 reward to find hiker Relatives of the bushwalker missing in Kosciuszko National Park have offered a $15,000 reward for any hiker who finds him alive.
But NSW Police said specially trained and equipped personnel were involved in the hunt for Mr Srawn and that they were not seeking assistance from members of the public.
They were still treating the operation as a search and rescue and were to resume the hunt for Mr Srawn at 7.30am on Sunday.
Mr Srawn's cousin Ruby on Friday posted a video online pleading for more assistance in the search for him.

A search for a bushwalker, missing in the Kosciuszko National Park, will go into its eighth day when it resumes tomorrow (Tuesday 28 May 2013).
On Monday 13 May 2013, 25-year-old Prabhdeep Srawn drove to Charlotte Pass Village in the Kosciuszko National Park where he intended to go for a bushwalk.
Mr Srawn has not been seen or heard from since and his rental car was due to be returned two days later (Wednesday 15 May 2013).
On Monday 20 May 2013, it was discovered Prabhdeep was missing and a large-scale search operation was conducted in the areas surrounding Mount Kosciuszko.

Today (Monday 27 May 2013), a total of 28 personnel from NSW Police Force, Australian Federal Police (AFP), Victoria Police, National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS), State Emergency Service (SES) and NSW Ambulance Service continued their search for Mr Srawn.
The search also involved Polair and the Life Saver 3 helicopter, which flew alpine trained officers into the more isolated and rugged areas of terrain.
Extensive searches focussed on the ridge lines east and west of Lady Northcote Canyon as well as the lower levels of Mt Townsend, Muellers Pass, Muellers Peak, Abbott Ridge and Abbott Peak.
At 6:15pm, the search was suspended for the day after emergency services were unable to locate any sign of Mr Srawn.
The search will resume at full strength at 7:30am tomorrow with resources expected to revisit the Lady Northcote Canyon, Muellers Pass and the Cootapatamba Lake.

Police are appealing for anyone with information about Mr Srawn’s movements or whereabouts to come forward. He is described as being of Indian appearance with a tanned complexion, medium build and short dark hair.
He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans. Police also believe he may be wearing a red and black “Frogg Toggs” ski jacket. The body of the jacket is described as being red with a black hood and shoulder section.

Anyone with information about this incident should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.

Global Press Canada. Read More...- Canada is asking Australian police not to scale back the search for a Canadian hiker missing for more than two weeks in the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales.
Australian authorities announced Tuesday that they would be scaling back the search even as Srawn's family and friends pleaded for an expanded search for the 25-year-old hiker from Brampton, Ont.
Diane Ablonczy, minister of state for consular affairs, said Tuesday that she has spoken with Australia's high commissioner to Canada and requested that the search for Prabhdeep Srawn not be reduced at this time.
A spokesman for Ablonczy said the federal government is still waiting for a response from Australian officials.

CTV News Canada - with VideoThe family of a Canadian hiker who is missing in Australia is trying to assemble a volunteer search party as authorities scale back their search efforts.
In a statement released Tuesday, New South Wales Police said they were scaling down the operation after consulting medical experts and weather conditions in the area.
The family is “scrambling to try to figure out a plan B,” Ruby Singh-Sahota, the missing man’s cousin, told CTV’s Canada AM on Tuesday.
“We’ve got to figure out a way to get some people out there, our own private teams if we can … We’re just scrambling trying to figure out how we can keep this search going.”
Singh-Sahota blames a lack of coordination between police and volunteer search teams.
Police are expected to officially call off the search on Friday.

The Daily Telegraph Australia. Read More...Missing bushwalker Prabhdeep Srawn's family - find him and we'll pay
REFUSING to give up hope, the determined family of missing bushwalker Prabhdeep Srawn have posted a $20,000 reward for his rescue despite police yesterday making the heart-wrenching decision to call off the search tomorrow.
His sister Mandeep Srawn - who with her cousin Raj and her parents Major and Devinder arrived in Australia last week - said yesterday a hiker has told police he saw fresh footprints in the snow ahead of him on the track the following day.
It follows further revelations police failed to find Mr Srawn's laptop under the seat of his rented van until the family insisted it be re-searched.

The Sun Herald Australia. Read More...Missing Canadian tourist Prabhdeep Srawn's family still hopeful despite search being called offFOR five days Prabhdeep Srawn's rented "Juicy" van sat as a silent, ominous warning that the 25-year-old Canadian's life was in danger.

Under one of the seats inside the van, popular with backpackers, was a laptop containing Google Maps and Wikipedia searches - vital clues indicating his planned route that could have gone a long way to narrowing his position had they been discovered earlier.
There were also more than 30 pages of military lecture notes on "winter warfare" and alpine survival techniques.
Police had searched the van but it wasn't until Mr Srawn's family insisted they look again that officers found his laptop.

CBC Canada. Read More...Search for Canadian man missing in Australia called off, his family saysLocal authorities have called off their search for a Canadian hiker missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains, the man's family says.
Police began a search for him May 20, but the operation was scaled back earlier this week as officials had determined it was unlikely they'd find him alive.
New South Wales Police said in an email Thursday that bad weather had hampered Thursday's search.

Tuesday 4th June 2013

CBC Hamilton Canada. Read More...Private searchers zero in on Canadian hiker missing in AustraliaFamily offers $50K reward to find ex-military reservist Prabhdeep Srawn of Hamilton
Canadian family members of 25-year-old Hamilton native Prabhdeep Srawn say private searchers in Australia are zeroing in on the location of the missing hiker.
Srawn's cousin, Tej Sahota, tweeted late Monday that "using hundreds of variables in military-grade software programs," private search teams have decided he is likely near the Hannel's Pass area.
"Family and friends are camped out in an area within one kilometre of [that] given area and will attempt today to narrow [the] area down and locate," Sahota said. "The terrain is accessible but definitely 'off-trail' so to speak."
Srawn's family has increased the reward for finding him alive from $15,000 to $50,000. The family says the official search for him has ended, while Australian police insist it has been "scaled down."

Saturday 8th June 2013

Published by Ruby Singh-Sahota. Read Letter...Email conversation with Diane Ablonczy’s officeWe the family of Prabhdeep will not take this sitting down. We are not willing to so easily give up on this precious life. A person that went to great lenghts to train for 6 years as a Reservist in the Canadian Armed forces so that he could be of service to his country and countrymen in a time of need. Well now it is your turn and it is his time of need. What have you chosen to do. Take the word of the NSW over that of your own citizens? We are ashamed of this administration's choice to merely push along paperwork, instead of easily taking some action that could have made a big difference. You had the choice and your choice was to do nothing.

The family of missing man Prabh Srawn has increased their reward to $100,000.

Canberra Time Australia. Read More...Drone joins search amid $100K reward for missing hikerAn unmanned drone has joined the search for bushwalker Prabh Srawn, almost one month after the Canadian man disappeared in the Kosciuszko National Park.
Mr Tran said the mapping drone covered a square kilometre at a time, using an on-board camera to take about 200 photos which would later be examined by volunteers.
A fellow West Australian company, Cyber Technology, was also aiding the search efforts.

Tuesday 11th June 2013

ABC News Australia. Read More...Family offers $100k reward to find missing Snowy Mountains bushwalker Prabhdeep SrawnThe family of a man who has been missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains for almost a month has doubled the reward for anyone who finds him, after searchers decided to stop using drone aircraft to look for him.
A Perth-based company lent a radio-controlled aircraft equipped with cameras over the weekend to those still looking for the Canadian hiker.
However, heavy winds at the summit of Mount Kosciuszko have made the drones difficult to control while thick cloud means it has been impossible to take pictures of the terrain.
However, Mr Sahota says only experienced hikers should take-up the reward offer.
"We've always maintained nobody should put Prabh ahead of their personal safety," he said.

ABC News Australia. Read More...New clue in search for missing Snowy Mountains bushwalker Prabhdeep SrawnNow the fiance of Mr Srawn's sister, Karndeep Sandhu, says there is new information about where his phone last sent a signal.
He says Mr Srawn's mobile-service provider has found the last signal was sent from the west face of Mount Townsend.
The location has a 2 kilometre radius of accuracy.

Wednesday 12th June 2013

Published by Ruby Singh-SahotaRequest to the Australian High Commission. Read More... We respectfully request that the Australian High Commission immediately intervene in this matter, assisting the family and friends of Prabh Srawn in a time of great need.

Ruby Singh-Sahota, relative of the missing Canadian, says her family is working to try and find him
after Australia called off the search

The Star - Canadian Press. Read More...Prabhdeep Srawn: Canadian soldiers to join search for Brampton man missing in Australia
The family of a Brampton man missing in Australia says 10 members of the Canadian Armed Forces are joining the search for him on their own time.
Tej Sahota, whose wife is Srawn’s cousin, tweeted early Thursday that some of the Canadian soldiers heading for Australia have extensive experience in the mountains of Afghanistan.
He says the soldiers are going on their own free will and not in any official capacity.

ABC News Australia. Read More...Canadian army members to join search for missing bushwalker Prahdeep Srawn
Now, 12 off-duty Canadian army personnel will join the search on Sunday. They will be in Australia for about two weeks.
Mr Srawn's sister, Mandeep Srawn, says the men will be equipped with snow and climbing gear and plan to camp in the mountains during the search.
"I think they are expecting it to be colder than it is though. It's not as cold as it gets in Canada," she said.

Canberra Times Australia. Read More...Canadian soldiers join search for Prabh
Up to 12 Canadian soldiers will join the search near Mt Kosciuszko for a Canadian hiker who has not been seen for more than a month.
"They're not coming for the reward," she said. "They're coming because they can't leave one of their own out there."
Ms Srawn also said a group of professionals were preparing to camp overnight in the mountains, before descending into Northcott Canyon with ropes and harnesses – an area she said the police did not comprehensively search.
By the weekend, the Srawn family expects to have up to 40 people

Sunday 23rd June 2013

Courier Mail
Canadian soldiers have been flown in to search for the Canadian national, a drone has been used and Mr Srawn's family has posted a $100,000 reward to anyone who finds him alive or dead.

HELP Find Prabh Srawn Facebook PageNew detail: Prabhs Food SupplyIn addition to being appropriately dressed Prabh had bought a fair amount of food for his hike. He had purchased a 2 liter jug of OJ, 12 eggs, salami, beef, nuts, granola bars, water and TONS of fruits. This is very different from what the police claimed which was only a couple of granola bars and water.